Commonwealth v. Farris
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
380 A.2d 486 (Pa. 1977)
Relevant factsFree
At Farris's (defendant's) trial for conspiracy to commit robbery, a detective testified that after his interrogation of co-defendant Gary Moore (who did not testify), he arrested Farris — testimony the trial court admitted as merely describing investigative steps rather than hearsay; Farris was convicted and appealed, arguing the testimony improperly conveyed Moore's out-of-court identification of him.
IssueFree
Whether testimony is admissible if the apparent purpose of the testimony is to indirectly elicit an out-of-court statement to prove the truth of the facts therein.